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'''Oleksandr Valentynovych Apaychev''' ({{lang-ru|Александр Валентинович Апайчев}}; {{lang-ua|Олександр Валентинович Апайчев}}; born 6 May 1961)<ref name="tp">{{tilastopaja|id=1122}}</ref><ref name="iaaf">{{iaaf name|id=5312}}</ref> is a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[decathlon|decathlete]]. His personal best score of 8709 points is the current [[List of Ukrainian records in athletics|Ukrainian record]] and ranks 16th on the world all-time list. He placed second at the [[1986 Goodwill Games]] and competed in the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], but failed to finish due to a leg [[infection]]. In 2009 he was named as head coach of [[Ukraine]]'s national [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] team.
'''Oleksandr Valentynovych Apaychev''' ({{langx|ru|Александр Валентинович Апайчев}}; {{langx|uk|Олександр Валентинович Апайчев}}; born 6 May 1961)<ref name="tp">{{tilastopaja|id=1122}}</ref><ref name="iaaf">{{World Athletics}}</ref> is a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[decathlon|decathlete]]. His personal best score of 8709 points is the current [[List of Ukrainian records in athletics|Ukrainian record]] and ranks 16th on the world all-time list. He placed second at the [[1986 Goodwill Games]] and competed in the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], but failed to finish due to a leg [[infection]]. In 2009 he was named as head coach of [[Ukraine]]'s national [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] team.


==Career==
==Career==


Apaychev scored his personal best, 8709 points, at the 1984 Soviet Union-East Germany dual meet in [[Neubrandenburg]].<ref name="sport-exp"/> At the time, it was a Soviet record; as of 2014, it remains the [[List of Ukrainian records in athletics|Ukrainian national record]] and places him 16th on the world all-time list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/toplist.php?list=fulltoptballtqui&All=0&Ind=0&top=30 |title=World Alltime Top 30 |author=Jalava, Mirko |publisher=Tilastopaja |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref> Apaychev couldn't compete at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]] due to the [[1984 Summer Olympics boycott|Soviet-led boycott]]; instead, he took part in the [[Athletics at the Friendship Games|Friendship Games]] in [[Moscow]].<ref name="sport-exp"/> At the Friendship Games he was on good pace after the first day, but a poor showing in the seventh event, [[discus throw]], killed his chances for a good result, and he eventually fell out of the medals.<ref name="sport-exp"/> ''[[Track & Field News]]'' ranked him fourth in the world that year, behind Olympic top two [[Daley Thompson]] and [[Jürgen Hingsen]] and Friendship Games gold medallist [[Grigoriy Degtyaryev]].<ref name="rank">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/Rankings/22-mdecrank.pdf |title=World Rankings — Men’s Decathlon |accessdate=5 May 2014 |magazine=Track & Field News}}</ref>
Apaychev scored his personal best, 8709 points, at the 1984 Soviet Union-East Germany dual meet in [[Neubrandenburg]].<ref name="sport-exp"/> At the time, it was a Soviet record; as of 2014, it remains the [[List of Ukrainian records in athletics|Ukrainian national record]] and places him 16th on the world all-time list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/toplist.php?list=fulltoptballtqui&All=0&Ind=0&top=30 |title=World Alltime Top 30 |author=Jalava, Mirko |publisher=Tilastopaja |accessdate=5 May 2014}}</ref> Apaychev couldn't compete at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]] due to the [[1984 Summer Olympics boycott|Soviet-led boycott]]; instead, he took part in the [[Athletics at the Friendship Games|Friendship Games]] in [[Moscow]].<ref name="sport-exp"/> At the Friendship Games he was on good pace after the first day, but a poor showing in the seventh event, [[discus throw]], killed his chances for a good result, and he eventually fell out of the medals.<ref name="sport-exp"/> ''[[Track & Field News]]'' ranked him fourth in the world that year, behind Olympic top two [[Daley Thompson]] and [[Jürgen Hingsen]] and Friendship Games gold medallist [[Grigoriy Degtyaryev]].<ref name="rank">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/Rankings/22-mdecrank.pdf |title=World Rankings — Men's Decathlon |accessdate=5 May 2014 |magazine=Track & Field News}}</ref>


Apaychev's [[Achilles tendon]] was operated at the end of 1984 and he took some time to regain top shape.<ref name="sport-exp"/> In 1986 he placed fifth at the [[1986 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]] and won silver at the [[Athletics at the 1986 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] in [[Moscow]].<ref name="tp"/><ref name="sport-exp"/>
Apaychev's [[Achilles tendon]] was operated at the end of 1984 and he took some time to regain top shape.<ref name="sport-exp"/> In 1986 he placed fifth at the [[1986 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] in [[Stuttgart]] and won silver at the [[Athletics at the 1986 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] in [[Moscow]].<ref name="tp"/><ref name="sport-exp"/>
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 5 December 2024

Oleksandr Apaychev
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow Decathlon

Oleksandr Valentynovych Apaychev (Russian: Александр Валентинович Апайчев; Ukrainian: Олександр Валентинович Апайчев; born 6 May 1961)[1][2] is a former Soviet Ukrainian decathlete. His personal best score of 8709 points is the current Ukrainian record and ranks 16th on the world all-time list. He placed second at the 1986 Goodwill Games and competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, but failed to finish due to a leg infection. In 2009 he was named as head coach of Ukraine's national athletics team.

Career

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Apaychev scored his personal best, 8709 points, at the 1984 Soviet Union-East Germany dual meet in Neubrandenburg.[3] At the time, it was a Soviet record; as of 2014, it remains the Ukrainian national record and places him 16th on the world all-time list.[4] Apaychev couldn't compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles due to the Soviet-led boycott; instead, he took part in the Friendship Games in Moscow.[3] At the Friendship Games he was on good pace after the first day, but a poor showing in the seventh event, discus throw, killed his chances for a good result, and he eventually fell out of the medals.[3] Track & Field News ranked him fourth in the world that year, behind Olympic top two Daley Thompson and Jürgen Hingsen and Friendship Games gold medallist Grigoriy Degtyaryev.[5]

Apaychev's Achilles tendon was operated at the end of 1984 and he took some time to regain top shape.[3] In 1986 he placed fifth at the European Championships in Stuttgart and won silver at the Goodwill Games in Moscow.[1][3] He was in good shape in 1988 and was one of the favorites for the Summer Olympics in Seoul, but a leg infection spoiled his chances[3] and he gave up without finishing even the first event, 100 metres.[6] The infection effectively ended his career, as he took more than a year to recover; he attempted a comeback in 1990, but injured himself and retired from competition.[3]

Apaychev has remained active in the sport as a coach. Between 2001 and 2005 he served as a coach in Qatar, coaching among others Qatari decathlon record holder Ahmad Hassan Moussa.[7] In 2009 he was named as head coach of Ukraine's national team.[8]

Personal life

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Apaychev is married to former athlete Tetyana Khamitova.[6][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Oleksandr Apaychev at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ Oleksandr Apaychev at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Александр АПАЙЧЕВ: "Тренер - это фокусник и гипнотизер" (in Russian). 31 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ^ Jalava, Mirko. "World Alltime Top 30". Tilastopaja. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. ^ "World Rankings — Men's Decathlon" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Oleksandr Apaichev Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  7. ^ Александр Апайчев: Если ученик верит тренеру, ни один психолог не нужен (in Russian). 15 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  8. ^ Олександр Апайчев: «Почнемо із жорсткої дисципліни.» (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  9. ^ Самоленко и Апайчев женились через 21 год после знакомства (in Russian). 15 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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